The Yellow Buckeye

The Yellow Buckeye

I photographed this Yellow Buckeye at the Asheville Botanical Gardens. You can find the Asheville Botanical Gardens at www.ashevillebotanicalgardens.org. The yellow-green color of the fall leaves are vibrant in the fall sunlight. The photograph of the Buckeye seed was taken from a seed that had fallen and opened on the ground. What a beautiful tree.


Peace,

Rebecca
http://ayearwiththetrees.blogspot.com

Bonsai - English Yew

English Yew Bonsai

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White Oak - Quercus alba

The Oak of all Oak, the Quercus Alba

A sign of fall is when the Oak trees are filled with acorns. This incredible White Oak tree is brimming with acorns. It is said that 180 animals and birds eat Oak acorns. The animals on the mountain where I stood today with this Oak tree will be well fed this winter.

The White Oak can grow up to 100 feet. It's leaf is easily identified by its curved lobes. The leaves will soon be changing to a purple red color. The National Champion White Oak lives in Brunswick, Virginia. It is 83 feet tall and has a circumference of 312 inches. You can read more at www.americanforests.org.

Peace,

Rebecca
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Photo : Little Leaf Linden Bonsai

Little Leaf Linden Bonsai

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Photo : Red Buckeye Flowers

Red Buckeye Flowers

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Photo : White Tigress Manchustripe Maple Bark

White Tigress Manchustripe Maple Bark

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Quercus Rubra

The Northern Red Oak are signs that Fall is in the air.

Rebecca
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Hamamelis virginiana - Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

These photos were taken near Mount Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina this week. What an interesting tree this is. This time of year some Witch Hazel leaves have little hats on them. They actually look like little Halloween witch hats. The little hats are actually a gall where an aphid is living and depositing eggs. This little aphid is called the Hormaphis hamamelidis.

The Witch Hazel tree is the "A Year With The Trees" tree for Feb. 28, May 28, and Aug. 28th. See http://ayearwiththetrees.blogspot.com.

Peace,

Rebecca
http://ayearwiththetrees.blogspot.com.